Former CU club ski coach sues Daily Camera

A former University of Colorado club ski team coach who was investigated by campus administrators and law enforcement officials over allegations he misappropriated student dues sued the Daily Camera this week for defamation.

Palmer Hoyt, in a lawsuit filed Monday in Denver District Court, names as defendants the Daily Camera and The Denver Post, which republished the Camera's reporting, as well as former Camera reporter Sarah Kuta, Camera Executive Editor Kevin Kaufman and Kris Schoech, a former CU Club Sports director quoted in the article.

The lawsuit targets a series of articles published by the Camera in 2015 about the controversy.

An internal university probe ultimately concluded Hoyt's actions did not constitute fiscal misconduct under CU policy, and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, which investigated the allegations, has not pursued criminal charges.

In his lawsuit, Hoyt, who told the Camera he had been forced to resign from CU, seeks more than $100,000 in damages, alleging defamation and other claims.

"The Camera has not been served with the complaint, but believes its reporting on this controversy was sound and will defend the lawsuit as necessary," said Al Manzi, the newspaper's publisher.

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